i work in textiles, in a way that allows me to be physical - to work at something with my hands, mainly in hand-sewing or machine sewing - and to explore all directions of interest within a project or piece of work. my practice is concerned with expressive statements about myself, my queerness, and my identity as a queer person, with a focus on language, quiltmaking, and its associations with craft. my quilts are large in scale, taking up space on either the wall, or the floor. it is important to me to be environmentally effective when working, and i make a point of utilising all reclaimed, recycled, or second-hand fabrics, following the historic traditions of quiltmaking.

 gender and feminism are prevalent in the ethos of tiegan’s work, and the interrelations between them, both in the public sphere, and in their own experience, are a foundational part of their practice. the boundaries and blurred lines of their own gender identity and queerness, and their own thoughts about their identity have become the pillars of their work. 

they received a First Class Fine Art BA(Hons) at the University of Leeds, and split their time between Leeds and Southend-on-Sea, Essex.